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Government: Italy, Hungary will confront the centralisation of the EU
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Given that the Hungarian government has long-standing and good relations with all the parties that will make up the incoming Italian government, cooperation on issues like illegal migration and family policy will not be difficult, Balázs Orbán, the political director of the Prime Minister’s Office, said in Rome on Friday. Rome and Budapest are in agreement on the need to confront centralisation by Brussels, he added.
Last Sunday’s elections in Italy showed that Italians know best what kind of government their country needs, the official told MTI on the sidelines of the Italian Conservatism: Europe, Identity, Freedom conference. He said one area of cooperation between the Hungarian and Italian governments would be the fight against illegal migration. Italy is seeing a huge number of migrants arriving at its southern shores, he said, adding that Hungary’s southern border was also “under siege”.
He said the European Union had so far been unsuccessful in resolving illegal migration and Brussels was “continuing to attack every border protection measure that we think is needed to stop illegal migration throughout Europe”. The political director also suggested that the two governments could begin consultations on family policy over the coming months.
He said the impact of inflation caused by the sanctions policy and skyrocketing utility costs were visible on the streets of Rome as well.
Italian politics are fickle. Remember the Five Star Movement (Italian: Movimento 5 Stelle or M5S)? Lega (English: League), also official name Lega per Salvini Premier, formerly known as Lega Nord? They both found that sitting in opposition is a lot more complicated than governing. And quite quickly, too.
Lastly – convictions as well as freedom comes at a price, unfortunately. If you decide to trade your convictions or compromise your freedom out of national(istic) expediency, you could be in for a reckoning (since most of our Politicians purport to be devout Christians – they know the day will come)